Police interceptors = forged internals?

FlashLightning · 10-10-2009

Did the 2001 ford crown vic's come with forged internals?

**stlwagon** · 10-10-2009

No forged guts but it does have a heavy-duty frame, driveshaft, brakes, suspension, and shocks. Also has a heavy duty battery, alternator, cooling system and engine and transmission oil coolers.

Stang10 · 10-10-2009

Think a police interceptor would be a good pick up for a winter car?

**stlwagon** · 10-10-2009

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Originally Posted by Stang10

Think a police interceptor would be a good pick up for a winter car?

They're solid cars and can be found pretty cheap at police auctions.

Stang10 · 10-10-2009

Thats what I was thinking and they are pretty reliable right? If not parts are easy to find

jep23 · 10-10-2009

Should be reliable. But police cars are almost always abused and pushed to the limits all the time. I've been on ride-alongs with different police departments. And all of the officers had "lead foot" syndrome. They floor it from stoplights and they run the brakes hard at every turn.

Bocephus357 · 10-10-2009

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Originally Posted by Stang10

Thats what I was thinking and they are pretty reliable right? If not parts are easy to find

Crown Vics are tough. I've driven retired squad cars with 100,000 + miles that live out their retirement as EVO vehicles for the police academy and get driven HARD day in and day out and they took everything we threw at them. There is nothing like the smell of tires smoking, exhaust, and break dust after a day of EVO.

The transmission is what I would probably worry about more so than the engine, they seem to have to be rebuilt/replaced more often than the engine it's self.

joker1999 · 3 Weeks Ago

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